WELCOME DR. BRET CHAMPION

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1 WELCOME DR. BRET CHAMPION After a six-month nationwide search, the Klein ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to name Dr. Bret A. Champion as the new superintendent replacing Dr. Jim Cain, who announced his retirement in Sept Approximately 50 candidates applied to lead the 50,600 student district in northwest Harris County. Dr. Champion s philosophy about education is that people need to always view everything they do through the lens of student learning, and that everyone must be about the business of continually improving. Mistakes, Champion believes, are excellent opportunities to learn. Champion assumed the position of the Klein ISD Superintendent on July 1. He has wasted no time in getting acclimated to the Klein ISD culture, spending many days in May and June visiting with staff and attending meetings and functions. Klein ISD is in great shape, he said. I m not interested in changing things that are going great for students. I want people to recognize that I appreciate that there are lots of good things happening. continued on page 2

2 continued from cover For example, Champion is excited about joining a district that recently received five stars on former Comptroller Susan Combs TXSmartSchools study. Formally known as the Financial Allocation Study for Texas (FAST), TXSmartSchools uses academic, financial, and demographic data to measure school districts financial and educational health. We are blessed to join a district that attains educational excellence while maintaining cost-effective operations, indicated Champion. He has big plans for his first 100 days working closely with the Board of Trustees and meeting employees, parents, students, and the community as a whole. His entry plan for the first 100 days is available in its entirety on the district website. Read more about Champion s entry plan here: kisd.us/entry_plan. Follow Dr. Champion on and his first 100 days: #1st100KleinDays TIMELINE: DR. CHAMPION INTRODUCES ENTRY PLAN FOR I am so excited to join the Klein ISD family. Klein s culture and heritage are unparalleled, and our students successes both in the classroom and in extracurricular activities are renowned throughout the state. I look forward to working with the Board, staff, students, parents, and community of Klein ISD as we strive for continued academic excellence and personal growth for all Klein ISD students. I developed an entry plan that will guide my first 100 days and enable me to hit the ground learning. I will use this time to listen and learn about the district to help me acclimate to Klein ISD s rich culture of student success. ENTRY PLAN GOALS 1. Establishing a collaborative, positive, and productive working relationship with the Board of Trustees. 2. Creating opportunities to build strong, collaborative, and productive relationships with a multitude of stakeholders in the district through open and honest communication, including listening to and learning from feedback. 3. Evaluating organizational effectiveness and efficiency to ensure strong support of campus teaching and learning and a robust system of continuous improvement, built upon the Klein ISD culture of trust, diversity, and heritage. 4. Working with staff to ensure a start to school that is energizing, focused on student learning, and builds momentum toward ensuring all students have all pathways available to them. I am excited to get to know the people who make up this fine community. There will be many opportunities for interested parents, students, community members, and business partners to meet me over the first 100 days and provide input on what the district is doing well and on areas of improvement. I hope to build a network of contacts during this time that will work with me as we move the district forward. During this entry period, please know that Klein ISD is in great hands because we are fortunate to have remarkably talented people in the district. These folks will continue to do the impressive work that keeps the district and our schools learning and growing. I m a strong believer that Strong Processes + Great People = Student Success. The feedback received during my first 100 days will help guide our future efforts in the work to make Klein ISD the premier destination district in the state. I thank you in advance for reading my entry plan on the district website. Together, we will continue the tradition of making Klein ISD students future ready. Sincerely, 2

3 KLEIN ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT William Bill P. Lakin, Jr., has been elected as the incoming president of the Klein ISD Education Foundation. Bill follows Ray Stanley, the outgoing president, in this position. Ray served as Board president from July 2015 to June Bill has a long history in education and with the Klein ISD. Positions held in the Klein ISD: PE teacher at Strack Intermediate Morning bus driver for kindergarten students Head coach at Kleb Intermediate Head coach at Doerre Intermediate Assistant principal at Strack Intermediate Klein Forest High School Principal In Aug. 2014, Bill retired after 35 years in education. He has been married to Jo Ann Lakin for 32 years. She is also a career educator with 35 years of experience. They have three children together, Taylor (31), Blaire (29), and Ford (26). Bill s immediate family has nearly 80 years of experience as educators between him, and his wife, and two of their children. To learn more about the Klein ISD Education Foundation and how donated funds assist the district, visit: FUTURE READY 21 ROLL OUT The school year marks the start of the Klein ISD Future Ready 21 program in which more than 6,500 student and teacher devices are set for distribution at four intermediate and two elementary schools. Over the next five years, Future Ready 21 is set to place a device in the hands of every Klein ISD student in grades 3-8 and every two students in kindergarten through second grade. Tentatively, on Aug. 29 & 30 the device roll out process will take place at each respective campus listed in the graphic. Parents will receive information about the devices in early Aug. For more details about the devices, please contact your child s campus. CONNECT WITH KLEIN ISD 3

4 MAHAFFEY ELEMENTARY SET TO OPEN AUG Mahaffey Elementary is the 31st elementary school in the Klein ISD. The school is located at Mahaffey Road, Klein, TX and is named after the Mahaffey family who farmed and owned the land the school occupies today. first postmaster in Tomball, Robert Oran Mahaffey, who owned one of the first general stores in Tomball and whose daughter was the first baby born in Tomball, and Charles Bryan Mahaffey, noted family and local historian. The Mahaffey family originally immigrated to the colony of South Carolina from Ireland in Amos Mahaffey, Sr., came to East Texas from Mississippi with his family in the 1850s. After marrying and starting a family, he moved to the the small community of Willow in 1865 shortly after the Civil War ended. Shortly after arriving in the Willow (Klein) area, Amos Mahaffey, Sr., died, leaving the land and farm to his wife and children. Amos Mahaffey, Jr., went on to farm and acquire more land in the area after his father s death. At one point in the early 1900s, the family owned 1,000+ acres of land, much of which was purchased by Amos Mahaffey, Sr., for $1 an acre. Descendants of the Mahaffey family have lived in the Klein area for the past 150 years and continue to do so to this day. MAHAFFEY INFORMATION EVENTS: CLAP IN THE SCOTTIES - AUG. 22 FAMILY PICNIC - SEPT. 23 TECHNOLOGY FEST - JAN. 19 BUILDING DEDICATION - FEB. 16 In his later years, Amos Mahaffey, Jr. served on the School Board for the Willow Creek School which became one of the founding rural schools of Klein ISD. At the time of his death, he was known to many as a pioneering member of early Harris County. Other notable Mahaffeys include Charles Mahaffey, who was the FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT MAHAFFEY PRINCIPAL DAYNA HERNANDEZ: DZHERNANDEZ@KLEINISD.NET CORE VALUES: GLAD TO BE P.L.A.I.D. POSITIVE PURPOSE LEARNERS LEADING ASPIRING ACADEMICS INNOVATIVE IDEAS DEDICATED DISCIPLINE FOLLOW MAHAFFEY ON OFFICIAL HASHTAG: #GLADTOBEPLAID 4

5 UPDATES FOR THE 2015 BOND Bond 2015 funds are at work across the Klein ISD as new campuses, renovations, and equipment purchases are underway. Below is the most current information regarding Bond 2015 items. HIGH SCHOOL # High School #5 is on track for completion and will open in Aug Funding for this campus is derived from a combination of the 2008 and 2015 bond funds. The floor plan includes L-shaped classrooms to foster small group instruction, the addition of student collaborative spaces, along with future ready career and technical education spaces. The high school sits on an 80.3-acre site, measures at 679,289 square feet, and has a capacity for 3,500 students. INTERMEDIATE # Project Start Date: February 2015 Architect: PBK Architects Substantial Completion Date: August 2017 Contractor: Satterfield & Pontikes, Inc. Construction Cost: $157,900,000 With the design now completed, the general contractor is preparing to advertise for construction bids. The present schedule will have the guaranteed maximum price going to the Board in Sept. for approval. The design concept for Intermediate #10 is focused on the instruction and learning needs of the 21st century learner. The design includes small group instruction, collaboration, transparency, flexibility, and mobility. The school is situated on 29 acres adjacent to Metzler Elementary, measures at 204,000 square feet, and can house 1,350 students. Project Start Date: March 2015 Architect: Huckabee & Associates, Inc. Substantial Completion Date: June 2018 Contractor: Durotech, Inc. Construction Cost Estimate: $44,500,000 CAMPUS UPDATES WUNDERLICH CLASSROOMS & GYMNASIUM 2017 The 10 classroom and physical education gymnasium project was awarded to ICI Construction, Inc. The notice to proceed was issued and mobilization activities have begun. The project is scheduled for completion in May of FACILITY CAPITAL PROJECTS Walking tracks at two elementary campuses are scheduled for repair or replacement. CAPITAL RENEWAL & RENOVATIONS Based on the Bond 2015 Facilities Master Plan Recommendations document, 19 campuses across the district are set for repair or replacement of various building systems including domestic plumbing piping, electrical switchgears, chillers, and generators. This work began in May 2016 and is set for completion before the start of school. EQUIPMENT During the school year, the Klein ISD purchased 10 new buses. CENTRAL OFFICE WATER & SANITARY UTILITIES 2017 The central office is currently in the permit process for connection to MUD 24. This move from a Klein ISD owned well and waste water treatment facility allows the district to abandon the current system that is aged and requires either extensive repair or replacement. TECHNOLOGY 1:1 Student Computer Ratio Future Ready 21 is the latest technological initiative in Klein ISD. The objective of the program is to place a device in the hands of every Klein ISD student in grades 3-8 over the next five years. More than 6,000 student devices will be deployed during the Fall of For more information and updates about Bond 2015, visit: kisd.us/bondinfo15. To view the Bond 2015 Facilities Master Plan Recommendations document, visit: kisd.us/bondplans15. 5

6 BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION STUDENT ENROLLMENT: Students new to the Klein ISD who have not pre-registered for the school year must enroll at the school in their attendance zones. Please visit or call the public information officer at for information regarding attendance zones. To enroll a student in the Klein ISD, please go to and under Keeping You Connected, select student registration. You will be able to complete the registration of your child electronically prior to completing the final enrollment. To finalize the enrollment, please bring the following items to your child s school: 1. Proof of residency in Klein ISD (a current gas, water, or electric bill with your name and address) 2. Proof of child s identity (birth certificate preferred) 3. Complete immunization health record 4. Last report card from the previous school SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS The Klein ISD special education department will dispose of confidential records of students who have not received special education assessment, instruction, or related services since May These records will be destroyed in Aug. 2016, unless a written request is received. The Klein ISD believes that destruction of unused records is the best protection against improper or unauthorized disclosure. However, special education records may be of future importance to parents for purposes such as applying for social security benefits. Therefore, if parents or adult students (current or former) do not want confidential records destroyed, please send a request in writing by Aug. 31, 2016, to: Echo Mansfield Director of Special Education Klein Independent School District 4411 Louetta Road, Klein, TX Students enrolled in a Klein ISD school during the school year are automatically enrolled for the school year. New Student Enrollment Schedule: Aug. 1 19, 2016 Grade Time ORIENTATION INFORMATION K :30 a.m. & 1-3 p.m :30 a.m. & 1-3 p.m :30-11 a.m. & 12:30-2:30 p.m.* *Call the appropriate high school for an appointment Closed Aug. 4, Aug. 11, and a half day on Aug. 17 BOARD ELECTION The Klein ISD will hold a trustee election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, for positions 6 (Paul Lanham) and 7 (Rick Mann). The first day for candidates to file for a place on the ballot is Saturday, July 23, 2016, and the deadline to file is Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at 5 p.m. After July 25, 2016, interested candidates may request a candidate booklet in the superintendent s office between 8 a.m. 5 p.m. For more information, contact Beverly McGlasson at or bmcglasson@kleinisd.net. The office is closed July 29, Aug. 5, and Aug. 12. ASBESTOS COMPLIANCE UPDATE The district conducts six-month surveillances, as well as three-year re-inspections of building materials that contain asbestos in compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) Code of Federal Regulations. These tests have confirmed that all Klein ISD buildings are in compliance and that the district provides a safe environment for staff and students. Reports are on file in the Klein ISD Safety Office. For questions, call Doerre 6th Grade Doerrentation : Thursday, Aug. 18, :30-5:30 p.m. Hildebrandt Thursday, Aug. 18, p.m. Kleb Thursday, Aug. 18, p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Orientation: Thursday, Aug. 18, p.m. Klein Collins Freshman Orientation: Wednesday, Aug. 10, p.m. Klein Forest Freshman Orientation: Friday, Aug. 19, :45-9:30 a.m. Klein High Freshman Orientation: Thursday, Aug. 11, a.m. - 1 p.m. Klein Intermediate Tuesday, Aug. 16, p.m. Klein Oak Pre-AP/Transition Academy: Aug. 8-9, a.m. - 3 p.m. Freshman Orientation: Aug , a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 12:30-4 p.m., or 4:30-8 p.m. Krimmel 6th Grade Orientation & New Students: Tuesday, Aug. 16, p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Orientation: Wednesday, Aug. 17, p.m. Schindewolf Tuesday, Aug. 9, :30-6:30 p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Orientation: Thursday, Aug. 11, :30-6:30 p.m. Strack Thursday, Aug. 11, a.m. - 1 p.m. Ulrich Wednesday, Aug. 17, p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Orientation: Thursday, Aug. 18, p.m. Vistas High School Orientation: Tuesday, Aug. 16, p.m. Wunderlich Orientation: Aug. 16 & 18, :30 p.m. For more information, please visit your campus website.

7 2016 FOOTBALL SEASON: Season ticket holders from the 2015 season may buy tickets for the 2016 season starting July 25 Aug. 3, All tickets that are not purchased by Aug. 3, 2016, will go on sale to the general public Monday, Aug. 8, Tickets will be sold at the Klein ISD Athletic Administrative Building only. The Athletic Administrative Building is located at Klein Memorial Stadium (KMS) directly behind the north end zone at Stuebner-Airline Road. For parking, please go to the home side of the stadium and walk through gate #1A or #2. Office hours for sales are from 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Monday Thursday. Beginning Aug. 15, 2016, office hours are from 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Monday Friday. On game day, the office stops selling tickets at noon. For more information, contact the athletic office at (832) Klein High - $42* 6 home games and 2 visitor games at KMS included IMPORTANT FALL EVENTS: TOWN HALL INFORMATION: Tuesday, Sept. 20, :30 p.m. Klein ISD Multipurpose Center 7500 FM 2920 Wednesday, Sept. 22, :30 p.m. Kaiser Elementary Bammel North Houston BOARD OF TRUSTEES CANDIDATE S FORUM: Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 Klein ISD Multipurpose Center 7500 FM 2920 COLLEGE NIGHT: Thursday, Oct. 6, :30 p.m. Champion Forest Baptist Church Stuebner-Airline Road VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION: Friday, Nov. 11, :15 a.m. Klein Memorial Stadium Stuebner Airline Klein Forest & Klein Oak - $32* 4 home games and 2 visitor games at KMS included Klein Collins - $37* 6 home games and 1 visitor game at KMS included *credit card & EFT price Single Game Tickets: Students Pregame - $3 Adults Pregame - $6 All tickets at gate - $ Homecoming Schedule: Klein High Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016 Klein Forest Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 Klein Collins Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016 Klein Oak Thursday, Oct. 13,

8 KLEIN DISTRICT NEWS MAGAZINE Klein Independent School District 7200 Spring Cypress Rd. Klein, TX The Klein District News is a publication of the Office of the Superintendent and is produced by the Communications & Planning Department. Non-Profit Organization US Postage PAID Klein Independent School District